Biography
Daniela Cuenca Valdez is an Ecuadorian filmmaker and graphic designer based in Valencia, Spain. Her work explores narratives of memory, migration, and belonging. She holds a degree in Audiovisual and Multimedia Production from Universidad de las Américas and a Master's in Animation from the Universitat Politècnica de València, where she directed and co-wrote her first short film, Un cuarto de equipaje (2021), which received over 50 festival selections. She is currently completing Cuidadoras (2026), an animated documentary that gathers the testimonies of the women in her family who work as live-in caregivers for elderly people in Valencia. During its development, the project took part in residencies and pitching forums such as Pixelatl's Shortway, the MIFA Pitches at Annecy, MIANIMA, Coofilm, and Ciclic.
